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Battle of the Seasons
| Guest post by: Kerry McCullough |
Article Overview: This article discusses the benefits of choosing a non-traditional time of day and year for your wedding.
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Battle of the Seasons
Whenever budget comes up in weddings, you're most likely going to consider altering the time of year and time of day. You'll often get quotes of more than $40 savings per head if you go off-season or early in the day.
But what does this mean for the most important day of your life?? Are you willing to give up the beachside wedding for a wintery wonderland? This, of course, is something you'll have to think about. If you are able to embrace a change of theme, you could really make this budget friendly option work in your favor.
The other option, as previously mentioned, is to have a brunch wedding instead of dinner. Imagine the savings if you combined off-season with early in the day! If you're not willing to stretch that far, just consider one or the other.
Winter Wonderland:
Ok, this may not sound ideal, but I really think you could take this theme and run with it. How nice would it be to have a completely unique wedding? Everyone has been to a summer or fall wedding- dare to be different!
You could make the setting really elegant with shimmering white snowflakes and silver accents. You could have a signature drink such as spiced wine, hot cocoa with bailey's/ amaretto, or spiked eggnog.
You will also be able to save a lot of money on decorations by going with poinsettas, seasonal berries and pine tree greenery. Accent tables with wintery candles for that extra touch.
Brunch:
I'm usually not impressed with the typical wedding reception dinner- a bland chicken, some green beans and a couple of roasted potatoes. The idea of getting really creative with brunch options is very exciting to me.
For a brunch themed wedding, you can really save a lot of money on food but still keep it interesting. Think fruit, muffins, sandwich station (lunchmeats, rolls, cheeses), an omelette station, pasta salad, etc. And a cake would likely be too heavy for an early reception, so you could go with warm cookies and brownies for dessert. For alcoholic beverages, you don't need to get a lot- just focus on mimosas and/or screwdrivers as your signature drink.
I know that a lot of brides dream of their wedding day from the time they are a little girl, but try to think outside of the box if you're on a tight budget. Good luck!
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